"scatophage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scatophages [plural]
Etymology: From New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), from σκατο- (skato-, “shit”) and φάγος (phágos, “eater; glutton”), from φᾰγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”) + -ος (-os, “-er”, forming agent nouns). Equivalent to scato- + -phage. In particular reference to dungflies, an anglicization of their genus Scatophaga. Etymology templates: {{der|en|NL.|scatophagus}} New Latin scatophagus, {{der|en|grc|σκατοφάγος}} Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος (skatophágos), {{af|en|scato-|-phage}} scato- + -phage Head templates: {{en-noun}} scatophage (plural scatophages)
  1. (usually zoology) A shiteater: a human or animal that consumes excrement. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Zoology, Feces Synonyms: coprophage
    Sense id: en-scatophage-en-noun-nFh7qNmS Disambiguation of Feces: 82 18 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with scato-, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with scato-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 26 30 25 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology) A dungfly. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Muscoid flies
    Sense id: en-scatophage-en-noun-gXauVVBk Disambiguation of Muscoid flies: 34 66 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -phage, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phage: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 26 30 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 36 27 22 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: scatophagian, scatophagous

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